A German driver has been charged with manslaughter more than a year after he knocked down a couple kissing on a zebra crossing in Frankfurt.

The 26-year-old man, who was under the influence of alcohol at the time, became provoked by the couple’s actions, mowing them over and killing the woman, according to the Frankfurt Prosecutor’s Office.

The man has been charged with one count of manslaughter, one count of bodily harm and dangerous interruption of road traffic, according to Kreisblatt.

The perpetrator allegedly stopped his Mercedes two meters in front of the couple who were kissing at the pedestrian crossing, celebrating a handball match, and honked his horn, according to Bild.

When the pair ignored the traffic and continued their embrace the young man reportedly put his foot on the accelerator, crashing into both of them.